The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

- -. Natitoii has Silltt'l Nv
an educational journal. at Helena,
the Livestock Journal of Helena has
gotten up "giand distribution" scheme.
Hon. I. Il. Collins will locate in Great
Falls and assume his position in the First
National bank Immediately.
Monday at Boulder, Judge Mcconnell
on the application of Counslor Duffy
granted a change of venue in the case of
Hart, the murderer. The next trial will
be held in Helena.
Governor Leslie is now busy in the
preparation of his annual report to the
secretary of the interior, and expects TO
haveI it completed and in Washington
very early next month.
On Thursday, October 9th /, at 10 o'clock
a. m. the acting eoinmissary at Fort
keogh will receive p, oposals for furnish
ing at the Post 100000 pounds of pota-
toes and 10000 pounds of onions.
The next annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Masons in this territory will be
held on the first Wednesday of October
next, the 5th. The venerable and dis
tinguished Masonic patriarch, Rob Nor.
ris, of Kentucky, will be present.
The Missoula Times urges Missoula to
keep moving. 1t says: "Missoula with
railroad building on every side that may
divert it's advantages. must be progress
sive and liberal and its people must work
harmoniously and industriously."
| The shipments of wool from Helena
for the season were as follows to the
points named: Boston. 344,S55 pounds,
Lawrence, Mass, 23,6OO, St. Louis, Mo-,
4o,s20; Chisago, ILL.,, l23O2O; Duluth,
Mimi. 69.790; Minneapolis, Mimi, $50.
A successful Jail delivery took effect
at Billings last week by means of tun-
mel from beneath the main room of the
Jail through the ventilator in the founda-
tion wall of the building. The following
prisoners escaped: Charles Barton, Geo.
Dillon, forgery; Jack Brennon, petit
larceny; Patrick Stanton. Robert Smith,
burglary.
Last Saturday morning while returning
from dance ut Tower, David Finnell, a
miner working on the Hill, accidentally
shot himself with 45-caliber Colts re.
volver, inficting a wound from the effect
of which he died at $50 o'clock the same
morning. Finnell was in the habit oi
carrying his pistol stuck in the waistband
of his pantaloons. and VIM. Caldwell
who was with him at the time of the ac-
cident, says he was trying his skill a,
drawing and firing quickly.-Mail, 18th
Hon. W. d. Knight, the genial and in
defatigable manager of the Yellow.
stone journal, published at Miles City
has been in Butte several days looking al
the biggest mining camp IN the world
Mr.. Knight is more than pleased with
Butte and thinks of starting n paper
here. lfhe does not conclude to locate
in Butte he certainly will in Helena
Both places are sadly in need of republi
can journals, and Mr.. Knight being &
radical republican can easily fill the
long felt want.-Mining journal.
A New York special t.. the Indepen
dent says: The recent deal in the
Northern Pacific is really the first move
toward a consolidation ofseveral gigantic
corporations in to new transcontinent
al line. The Chicago & Great Western
will furnish an enterance into Chicago
There are rumors of close traffic arrange
ments between the Northern and Union
Pacific. 1t is also said that the syndicate
seeking control of the Baltimore & Ohio
is in hearty sympathy with such an al.
r lance and might form the Atlantic con
nection thereof.
An item from Butte paper is COPIED
to day stating that work on the Helena
Boulder Valley & Butte road is progress
ing from CalvIn's ranch toward Butte
This is incorrect The construction work
on this line stops at Calvin's for the
: present and no contracts have been lei
for work beyond that point. 1t is doubt
full if the present season will see this road
any nearer to Butte than it is at present
though contracts may be let in time to
allow of a little grading before winter
sets in. The only RAILROAD building now
doing in. that section is that of the
Montana Central which is pushing on all
parts Of its Heena-Butte branch Her.
aid.
Townsend special to the Independent
Patrick Griffin living about five miles
from this place, met with vely serious
accident to-day which may result fatally,
He was driving reaper in the harvest
field when his team became unruly. He
jumped to their heads to control them,
but was unsuccessful, and they knocked
him down and ran away, hauling the
machine over him. His left leg was
broken and he has three severe cuts In
the scalp, besides other injuries. He was
so certain that he had received fatal in
juries that he would not allow himself to
be lifted until he had made his will
After that he was given some stimulants
placed in wagon and brought to town.
The physicians regard his recovery as
exceedingly doubtful.
Engineer Ray. of the Montana Central
at Butte, has discovered wnat may prove
to be a curious phase of the Cascade
county bill. lie has made plat of the
new county, on the official map of Mon.
tana from the date given by the publish
ed bill. If these are both correct it is 0
curious division, as one little corner O.
Meagher county is left entirely out in the
cold. 1t is the northeast corner, and il
triangular, beng fenced in by the east
side of the new county of Cascade, the
west side of Furgds, and the south side O
Choteau county, and entirely separated
from Meagher county, to which it right
fully belongs. Ifthe bill as published il
correct, then Mr., Ray is positive that his
map is correct and that such a state o.